title: Susceptibility of Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine strains to antituberculous antibiotics.
abstract: Mycobacterium bovis BCG is one of the most commonly administered vaccines. Complications, including disseminated BCG disease, are rare but increasingly reported in immunodeficient children. There is growing recognition of the importance of differences between BCG vaccine strains. We determined the susceptibilities of five genetically distinct BCG vaccine strains to 12 antituberculous drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ritz
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tebruegge
authors.forename: Tom G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Connell
authors.forename: Aina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sievers
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robins-Browne
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000276:immunology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001500:BCG Vaccine